Journeys Into Yoga and The Energetic Body

May 10, 2016May 10, 2016

YTT Day 1 – A flood of emotions

I can’t believe that I am finally here. The flight was all smooth, I didn’t sleep much though as I was so nervous. The airport in Denpasar is so beautiful, it’s half inside, half outside with beautiful temple decorations and statues.

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There were so many emotions on the first day, expectations, feelings, and the energy was literally bustling in the air. It feels like a dream and the Azadi Retreat is like a paradise. It’s in Ubud, Bali, a bit outside of downtown, on the hills in the middle of the rice fields. It’s green, tropical, flowers everywhere, beautiful villas and facilities.

All other yogis here are so nice. I felt just like a little girl again, like when I was 12 years old and went away for two weeks on a summer horse camp. Same feeling, and we all kind of felt that.

This kind of trainingattract the same kind of people, all very much into yoga, healthy living, organic and I feel just like home. It was surprisingly easy to talk to everyone and I made new friends quickly. I love my new roomies, a cool girl from Seattle and another Swedish girl from North of Sweden. We directly became like sisters.

We started the day with a 2.5h Ashtanga class. I’m now so happy that I did all of that yoga before coming here. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have lasted through the first class! We got our books and everything is very high quality, manuals printed in colours and good information.

The Balinese people here are also amazing. I feel like home in Thailand, smiley people, very warm hearted. The first day was so emotional. In the last practice, I even shed a tear as I’m so happy and grateful for have taken this step. Just being here with all these amazing people makes me want to celebrate life.